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April 2011

27
Apr
2011
Case Study on Communication
Posted On April 27, 2011  By Patricia Heyman  And has No Comment

  Initial Situation: The Leadership team of a mid-sized global company was meeting irregularly with little communication except during a crisis. The communication that did occur was on the run, without informing all members of the team creating misalignment between the business units. The result was […]

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20
Apr
2011
Case Study Focusing on Time Management
Posted On April 20, 2011  By Patricia Heyman  And has No Comment

This week’s Case Study focuses on Time Management:   As part of a larger Executive Team project, I coached the COO of a mid- sized company who was feeling overwhelmed and wanted to establish better time management and the ability to complete projects without a sense […]

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12
Apr
2011
Case Study in Executive Burnout
Posted On April 12, 2011  By Patricia Heyman  And has No Comment

This Case Study relates to Executive Burnout and the withdrawal of participation. I have heard this called Retirement on the Job.   Initial Situation: The President of a mid-sized financial services corporation was uninvolved with the executive team. Although he was social and polite he had […]

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04
Apr
2011
Create Effective Teams and Strategic Results
Posted On April 4, 2011  By Patricia Heyman  And has No Comment

In my experience, leaders are often called upon to bring forward the latest innovations and business ideas in the larger universe. But often they make the mistake of being involved in the micromanagement of the units within the business and are not available to the larger […]

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04
Apr
2011
Case Study in Accountability
Posted On April 4, 2011  By Patricia Heyman  And has No Comment

My next case study focuses on accountability.   Initial situation: Team building process for an executive team that was working in silos. Many assumptions about each other were operating plus the lack of trust that can come from competition. Instead of cooperation and collaboration there was […]

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